Direct duel in the fight for the fourth place with the visit of Divina Seguros Joventut

Valencia Basket returns to the Fonteta after certifying his move to the EuroCup Finals to face a direct confrontation against a team with which is tied in the fight for fourth place in the Endesa League, Divina Seguros Joventut (Sunday 24, 19:30h, Fonteta, Movistar Deportes). Despite the accumulated wear after a tough semifinal against Unics Kazan, the taronja team wants to take advantage of the home-court advantage to close the week with a full of wins.

 

Something that not only would allow him to recover the fourth position in the Endesa League but that would mean the 650th victory of the team in this competition. The secondary objective and that would make the week perfect would be to add a win by 9 or more points to recover the particular basket-average (Valencia Basket fell in Badalona by 83-74).

 

The match will not only put two of the best defenses of the Endesa League face to face but will also face the two most valued players of the tournament: Bojan Dubljevic (16.9 PIR) against Nico Laprovittola (16.8 PIR). Although the precedents are clearly positive for Valencia Basket in recent times (there are nine wins in a row at Fonteta against this rival), the improvement of the green and black team's competitive level suggests a much more equal duel than those of recent seasons.

 

Guard Joan Sastre still sidelined (sprained right shoulder) and Antoine Diot has been signed up, so the coach has thirteen players available and will have to make a discard before the game. Valencia Basket occupies the fifth position of the Endesa League, with a balance of 14-9.

 

Rosters

VALENCIA BASKET

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

1

Sergi García

España

Base

1.93

6

Alberto Abalde

España

Alero

2.02

7

Louis Labeyrie

Francia

Ala-pívot

2.08

8

Antoine Diot

Francia

Base

1.93

9

Sam Van Rossom

Bélgica

Base

1.88

10

Will Thomas

EE.UU/Georgia

Ala-pívot

2.03

13

Mike Tobey

EE.UU

Pívot

2.13

14

Bojan Dubljevic

Montenegro

Pívot

2.05

16

Guillem Vives

España

Base

1.92

17

Rafa Martínez

España

Escolta

1.90

19

Fernando San Emeterio

España

Alero

1.99

21

Matt Thomas

EE.UU

Escolta

1.96

42

Aaron Doornekamp

Canadá/Holanda

Ala-pívot

2.01

Baja

30

Joan Sastre

España

Escolta

2.00

Jaume Ponsarnau

Entrenador

 

DIVINA SEGUROS JOVENTUT

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

0

Nenad Dimitrijevic

Macedonia

Base

1.86

4

Conor Morgan

Canadá/Irlanda

Ala-pívot

2.06

6

Xabier López- Arostegui

España

Alero

2.00

10

Nico Laprovittola

Argentina/Italia

Base

1.90

11

Marko Todorovic

Montenegro

Ala-pívot

2.08

12

Marcos Delía

Argentina/Italia

Pívot

2.11

13

José Ignacio Nogués

España

Alero

2.04

14

Albert Ventura

España

Escolta

1.91

16

Nobel Boungou-Colo

Francia

Alero

2.03

25

Thad McFadden

EE.UU/Georgia

Escolta

1.88

81

Luke Harangody

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.03

 

Carles Duran

 

Entrenador

 

 

REFEREES: PERUGA, SERRANO, PADROS